Auguries of the Unconscious_Voir Dire_Under the Green Canopy_The Long Drive
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Auguries of the Unconscious
I am just 27 years old and yet I wonder about the human condition a lot, well, I wonder about my condition, and that by extension, becomes a reflection on the human condition. I admit, I put it like that to give a philosophical hue to my narcissistic ruminations, but are these intellectual pretensions exclusive to me? Aren’t all thinkers and philosophers just do the same, they introspect on their chronic grief and transient pleasures and then compulsively extrapolate. Maybe I am being simplistic, yet, not absuwww.onedoor.ccrd. Now, one may ask what brings me, at this age, to reflect on life at the expense ...
Voir Dire
'I once ran out of a restaurant to avoid paying for dinner. My date thought I was in the bathroom, but I had my handbag with me. Silly man. Very sweet, but not my type. And the food was terrible.'My face cracked. I knew that we should not be laughing in the court house, even in a separate side room, but they called us all in to deal with a case and I needed my laugh.It was my first time on jury duty, and Loretta was helping to make the day bearable. At least thirty of us had to show up on a truly miserable Monday to 'do your civic duty as citizens of...' (I remember that notice; still have it ...
Under the Green Canopy
[11/16, 7:48 PM] +91 95964 46311: 1、 It had been twenty-four years since she'd last seen it, but the place looked exactly the same. The rubber trees stood erect, creating a green canopy that shielded the community of squirrels that scampered from one moss-speckled branch to another from the harsh elements of nature. The familiar smell of latex permeated the air as she walked in the dark, dank rubber plantation, accompanied by the croaking of frogs that were announcing the advent of pending rainfall. It was just becoming light and a few workers were making their rounds, tapping rubber, ju...
The Long Drive
“Nnnmm? . . .” “What, babe?” “I didn’t say anything.” “You said, like, ‘hmm?’” “Wasn’t me. So—damn it! She’s awake!” “Nnnmm? Hnnh!” “That tranquilizer was supposed to knock her out for the night.” “Yeah, but when she elbowed me in the nose, I accidentally pushed down on the—Eyes on the road, babe!” “Mrmmph? Hrnuhmmph!” “Miss Avery, right? Sorry. I’m sure you’re confused and there’s a lot going on but – hey! – look I understand why you – hey, cut that out! Stop!” “HMMPH!” “Hey! Seriously! You’ll make us crash!” “That’s what she’s trying to do!” “RRMMPH! MMHRMMPH” “Stop her!” “That’s what I’m tr...